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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Premium bakery is redefining value in the biscuit aisle, with consumers willing to pay £6-£10 for indulgent, bakery-style cookies.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Heavenly Desserts is moving beyond restaurants with its ‘Heaven at Home’ Milk Cake Trays, part of a wider trend toward celebration-driven food launches.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[New technologies are allowing scientists to grow cacao cells in controlled environments, opening new possibilities for producing chocolate ingredients.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Cocoa prices surged to record highs in 2024 before falling sharply, leaving the global chocolate market adjusting to weaker demand and reformulation.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Gen Z shoppers are scrutinising price gaps more closely, forcing brands to justify premium positioning on shelf.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A protein bar eaten at a desk reflects how everyday snacking occasions are driving demand for more filling, nutritionally balanced bakery and snack products.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Simple pleasures endure: the joy of a favorite cookie never fades.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Campaigners warn that every 130 seconds another hectare of forest disappears and say the EU’s landmark deforestation law must not be delayed if there’s any hope of stopping the clock.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Pumpkin spice has defined the fall season for 20 years.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The future of snacks is being coded in AI labs, cooked up in biotech kitchens and launched from accelerators.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sustainability claims are no longer just persuasive language; they’re becoming legal representations]]></image:caption>
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